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09:43, 13-Sep-2018
UN peacekeeping chief urges members to contribute more troops
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09:35, 16-Sep-2018
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Member states of the United Nations were urged to contribute more troops and police to UN peacekeeping.
"I would also like to take this opportunity to call on all member states, particularly those with the most advanced military capabilities, to contribute more troops and police to UN peacekeeping," said Jean-Pierre Lacroix, UN under-secretary-general for peacekeeping operations, at a UN Security Council open debate on peacekeeping operations on Wednesday.
"We still have an ongoing need for critical capabilities, including helicopters, counter-IED capacities, rapid reaction forces, situational awareness, and medical support," he said, noting that "We welcome all contributions in these areas."
The UN Resolution 2378, which was adopted on September 20, 2017, requested the secretary-general to deliver a comprehensive annual briefing on the reform of UN peacekeeping to begin within one year of the adoption of the resolution, followed by a debate.
Lacroix's briefing at the debate, which was mostly about peacekeeping reform, provided an opportunity to discuss some of the reform efforts undertaken last year by the secretary-general.
Source(s): Xinhua News Agency